NFL Draft: Breaking down the first 10 three-stars selected
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The first 10 former three-stars selected over the weekend in the NFL Draft were picked in the first round. Here is a breakdown.
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Josh Allen: Seventh pick, Jaguars
The skinny: Allen committed to Kentucky during his official visit to Lexington a few weeks before National Signing Day. His recruitment was actually pretty easy, since the Wildcats were his only listed offer. Allen had seven sacks in each of sophomore and junior years before he exploded on the national scene as a senior with 88 tackles and 17 sacks. Many analysts believed Allen could have been a top five pick.
Farrell’s take: Allen’s Twitter claims he was a two-star, but we had him as a low three-star after he changed states and positions and ended up in New Jersey as a linebacker. He was raw as can be and still learning the position but he had that natural explosion off the snap. But there was no way we could tell he was going to be this good.
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T.J. Hockenson: Eighth pick, Lions
The skinny: Shortly after receiving an offer from Iowa, Hockenson visited with the Hawkeyes and committed. Iowa was always considered the dream school. Iowa State and Eastern Michigan were his only other offers. In two seasons with the Hawkeyes, Hockenson finished with 73 catches for 1,080 yards and nine touchdowns. Fairly or unfairly, some analysts compared Hockenson to Rob Gronkowski through the pre-draft process.
Farrell’s take: Hockenson was a local recruit that was ignored by almost every out-of-state program despite good size and hands. He wasn’t the quickest kid out of high school, but he was very productive so it’s a bit odd that he was ignored so much. He really broke out his senior season and his film was very solid, but by then he was already locked in to Iowa. Now he’s emerged as tight end 1A with his teammate (Noah Fant) as tight end 1B.
